Techno/Money matters

Adani Group’s $3.5bn debt-funded ‘investment’ in Australia including Carmichael Coal Mine at risk Canberra, Oct 3: An investigation by the ABC has alleged that the Adani Group’s Australian operations have “previously unknown tax haven ties in the British Virgin Islands”. ABC’s ‘Four Corners’ programme has uncovered the British Virgin Islands links of Gautam Adani’s Australian…

With two notable ransomware cyberattacks hitting Australian shores in recent months, Australian companies are spending millions on the wrong cybersecurity strategies believing they are safe. Technology never sleeps … and it also does not think. The ability to think is a critical element in a strategy for defending against the latest cyber-attacks. More than…

or worse, you owe ATO money Tax refund season is well underway, and those lucky enough to achieve a sizeable tax refund will be rubbing their hands together and dreaming of the extravagant holidays, enormous TVs and extra credit card repayments the money will enable. But there are others who end up with a smaller…

Melbourne, April 3: An Indian PhD student living in Melbourne has settled one of astronomy’s burning questions with a radio telescope that she helped refurbish – detecting cosmic signals from outer space. Hawthorn based, Manisha Caleb, 27, is enrolled at The Australian National University and works at Swinburne University, where she teamed up with her…

Melbourne, February 20: As fierce debate rages across Melbourne about the future of the taxi and rideshare industries, local player GoCatch is gathering momentum building its growing base of drivers, passengers, and market share. GoCatch is the leading Australian on demand taxi and rideshare booking app, which allows drivers to pick up extra taxi fares…

Great Barrier Reef may be at risk from fossil fuels Melbourne, February 16: Indian conglomerate Adani Group’s plans to build Australia’s biggest coal mine, although portrayed as harbinger for jobs and local economy, yet is entering the fiercest round of its fight ‘against coal’ faction. As researchers, revealed that they had discovered more evidence on…

Melbourne, February 14: More than 200 taxis blocked the Bolte Bridge, moving along at a walking pace on Monday morning, as part a planned protest by Victorian Taxi and Hire Car Families (VTHCF), to fight against any watered-down compensation for taxi license, bought from the Victorian government. Demanding full compensation, more taxi license owners joined…

But Amazon continues to sell Lord Ganesha skateboards, despite requests for removal London, January 17: A doormat depicting the Indian flag was being sold from world’s largest online retailer, Amazon’s Canadian store, which led to a furor amongst Indians both in India and overseas. Indian External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj then issued ultimatum that she…

Melbourne, Jan 6: Australia has told its citizens visiting India to use electronic payments where possible as some travellers were facing difficulties exchanging Australian dollars post demonetisation. In an advisory on Thursday, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said: “Indian authorities have replaced withdrawn 500 and 1,000 rupee notes, with new 500 and 2,000…

From currency to salt; very little escaped the reach of fake or fabricated news in India in 2016, writes Alison Saldanha Rumours spread from WhatsApp and other social media into the mainstream media. Institutions such as Unesco and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had to step in and tell us what was true. Even…